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1 miedoso
adj.fearful, afraid, scared, apprehensive.m.coward, chicken, scaredy cat, pussy.* * *► adjetivo1 easily frightened2 (cobarde) cowardly■ ¡no seas tan miedoso, que no duele nada! be brave, it doesn't hurt at all!* * *miedoso, -a1.ADJ (=cobarde) scared¿por qué eres tan miedoso? — why are you always so scared of everything
no seas miedoso, que no te hace nada — don't be scared, it's not going to hurt you
2.SM / F coward* * *I- sa adjetivoIIno seas miedoso! no te va a hacer daño — don't be frightened o scared! it won't hurt you
- sa masculino, femenino coward, scaredy cat (colloq)* * *= fearful, wuss, wussy [wussier -comp., wussiest -sup.].Ex. From my observations, most employees are inherently fearful and immature.Ex. He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.Ex. And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.* * *I- sa adjetivoIIno seas miedoso! no te va a hacer daño — don't be frightened o scared! it won't hurt you
- sa masculino, femenino coward, scaredy cat (colloq)* * *= fearful, wuss, wussy [wussier -comp., wussiest -sup.].Ex: From my observations, most employees are inherently fearful and immature.
Ex: He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.Ex: And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.* * *¡no seas miedoso! no te va a hacer daño don't be frightened o scared! it won't hurt you¡qué miedoso es! he's such a coward!, he's so easily scared o frightened by thingsmasculine, femininecoward, scaredy cat ( colloq)* * *
miedoso◊ -sa adjetivo: ¡no seas miedoso! no te va a hacer daño don't be frightened o scared! it won't hurt you;
¡qué miedoso es! he's such a coward!
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
coward, scaredy cat (colloq)
miedoso,-a adjetivo fearful, cowardly: sus terribles vivencias le han vuelto bastante miedoso, the terrible experiences that he has been through have made him fearful
' miedoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cagada
- cagado
- miedosa
English:
fearful
* * *miedoso, -a♦ adj¡no seas miedoso! don't be so scared o frightened!;es muy miedoso he gets scared very easily♦ nm,fes un miedoso he gets scared easily* * *adj timid;¡no seas tan miedoso! don’t be scared!* * *miedoso, -sa adjtemeroso: fearful* * *miedoso n coward -
2 provocar
v.1 to provoke.El golpe provocó su muerte The blow brought about her death.Sus comentarios provocaron al borracho His comments provoked the drunk.2 to cause, to bring about (causar) (accidente, muerte).provocar las iras de alguien to anger somebodyprovocó las risas de todos he made everyone laughel polvo me provoca estornudos dust makes me sneeze3 to lead on (excitar sexualmente).* * *1 to provoke\provocar el parto to induce birth* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=causar) [+ protesta, explosión] to cause, spark off; [+ fuego] to cause, start (deliberately); [+ cambio] to bring about, lead to; [+ proceso] to promote2) [+ parto] to induce, bring on3) [+ persona] [gen] to provoke; (=incitar) to rouse, stir up (to anger); (=tentar) to tempt, invite¡no me provoques! — don't start me!
provocar a algn a cólera o indignación — to rouse sb to fury
4) [sexualmente] to rouse2. VI1) LAm (=gustar, apetecer)¿te provoca un café? — would you like a coffee?, do you fancy a coffee?
¿qué le provoca? — what would you like?, what do you fancy?
no me provoca la idea — the idea doesn't appeal to me, I don't fancy the idea
-¿por qué no vas? -no me provoca — "why aren't you going?" - "I don't feel like it"
no me provoca estudiar hoy — I'm not in the mood for studying today, I don't feel like studying today
2) * (=vomitar) to be sick, throw up ** * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (Med)provocar el parto — to induce labor*
las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea — the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction
2) < persona> ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead... on2.¿le provoca un traguito? — do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)
* * *= provoke, spark off, trigger, induce, bring on, elicit, instigate, tease, evoke, titillate, ignite, rouse, stir up, spark, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], touch off, set off, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, bring about, precipitate, incite, touch + a (raw) nerve, give + rise to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.Ex. 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex. Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.Ex. Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.Ex. In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.Ex. The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.Ex. I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex. It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.Ex. However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.Ex. In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.Ex. The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.Ex. The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex. Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex. The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex. He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex. This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.Ex. The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.Ex. Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.Ex. His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex. It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.Ex. Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.----* provocar cambios = wreak + changes.* provocar controversia = arouse + controversy.* provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.* provocar escarnio = evoke + response.* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.* provocar la controversia = court + controversy.* provocar la ira de Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.* provocar menosprecio = evoke + scorn.* provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.* provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.* provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.* provocar un cambio = bring about + change.* provocar un debate = ignite + debate.* provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (Med)provocar el parto — to induce labor*
las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea — the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction
2) < persona> ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead... on2.¿le provoca un traguito? — do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)
* * *= provoke, spark off, trigger, induce, bring on, elicit, instigate, tease, evoke, titillate, ignite, rouse, stir up, spark, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], touch off, set off, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, bring about, precipitate, incite, touch + a (raw) nerve, give + rise to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.Ex: 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.
Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex: Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.Ex: Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.Ex: In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex: It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.Ex: In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.Ex: The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.Ex: The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.Ex: Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.Ex: His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.Ex: Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.* provocar cambios = wreak + changes.* provocar controversia = arouse + controversy.* provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.* provocar escarnio = evoke + response.* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.* provocar la controversia = court + controversy.* provocar la ira de Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.* provocar menosprecio = evoke + scorn.* provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.* provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.* provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.* provocar un cambio = bring about + change.* provocar un debate = ignite + debate.* provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* * *provocar [A2 ]vtA1 (causar, ocasionar) to causeun cigarrillo pudo provocar la explosión the explosion may have been caused by a cigaretteuna decisión que ha provocado violentas polémicas a decision which has sparked off o prompted violent controversyno se sabe qué provocó el incendio it is not known what started the fire2 ( Med):provocar el parto to induce labor*las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea the pills caused o brought on a skin reactionel antígeno provoca la formación de anticuerpos the antigen stimulates the production of antibodiesB ‹persona›1 (al enfado) to provoke2 (en sentido sexual) to lead … on■ provocarvi( Andes) (apetecer): ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? ( BrE colloq)( refl):se disparó un tiro provocándose la muerte he shot (and killed) himself* * *
provocar ( conjugate provocar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ incendio› to start;
‹ polémica› to spark off, prompt;
‹ reacción› to cause
2 ‹ persona› ( al enfado) to provoke;
( sexualmente) to lead … on
verbo intransitivo (Andes) ( apetecer):◊ ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)
provocar verbo transitivo
1 (causar) to cause: su decisión fue provocada por..., his decision was prompted by..., provocar un incendio, to start a fire
2 (un parto, etc) to induce: tuvieron que provocarle el vómito, they had to make her vomit
3 (irritar, enfadar) to provoke: no lo provoques, don't provoke him
4 (la ira, etc) to rouse
(un aplauso) to provoke
5 (excitar el deseo sexual) to arouse, provoke
' provocar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
campanada
- desatar
- engendrar
- hacer
- motivar
- organizar
- pinchar
- chulear
- dar
- meter
- parto
- reclamo
- torear
English:
bait
- bring
- bring about
- bring on
- cause
- excite
- fight
- incur
- induce
- instigate
- invite
- prompt
- provoke
- raise
- rouse
- roust
- short-circuit
- spark off
- start
- stir up
- tease
- trigger
- disturbance
- draw
- elicit
- evoke
- short
- spark
- stir
- taunt
- whip
- wreck
* * *♦ vt1. [incitar] to provoke;¡no me provoques! don't provoke me!2. [causar] [accidente, muerte] to cause;[incendio, rebelión] to start; [sonrisa, burla] to elicit;una placa de hielo provocó el accidente the accident was caused by a sheet of black ice;provocar las iras de alguien to anger sb;provocó las risas de todos he made everyone laugh;el polvo me provoca estornudos dust makes me sneeze;su actitud me provoca más lástima que otra cosa her attitude makes me pity her more than anything else3. [excitar sexualmente] to lead on;le gusta provocar a los chicos con su ropa she likes to tease the boys with her clothes♦ viCarib, Col, Méx Fam [apetecer]¿te provoca ir al cine? would you like to go to the movies?, Br do you fancy going to the cinema?;¿te provoca un vaso de vino? would you like a glass of wine?, Br do you fancy a glass of wine?;¿qué te provoca? what would you like to do?, Br what do you fancy doing?* * *v/t1 cause2 el enfado provoke3 sexualmente lead on4 parto induce5:¿te provoca un café? S.Am. how about a coffee?* * *provocar {72} vt1) causar: to provoke, to cause2) irritar: to provoke, to pique* * *provocar vb1. (en general) to cause2. (incendio) to start3. (una persona) to provoke -
3 suscitar
v.1 to give rise to.2 to provoke, to bring about, to arouse, to cause to happen.* * *1 (gen) to cause, provoke2 (rebelión) to stir up, arouse; (discusión) to start; (problemas) to cause, raise; (interés) to arouse* * *verbto provoke, arise* * *VT [+ rebelión] to stir up; [+ escándalo, conflicto] to cause, provoke; [+ discusión] to start; [+ duda, problema] to raise; [+ interés, sospechas] to arouse; [+ consecuencia] to cause, give rise to, bring with it* * *verbo transitivo (frml) <curiosidad/interés> to arouse; < dudas> to raise; <escándalo/polémica> to provoke, cause; < debate> to give rise to* * *= fuel, spark off, whip up, elicit, spark, give + rise to, conjure up, arouse, bring about, give + cause to, give + occasion to.Ex. This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex. The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex. As we enter full-throttle into the Information Age, the mere mention of 'the information highway' conjures up a predictable set of high-tech images.Ex. The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.----* suscitar controversia = arouse + controversy.* suscitar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.* suscitar duda = shed + doubt.* suscitar dudas = raise + doubts.* suscitar el debate = spark + debate, spark + discussion, stir + debate.* suscitar el diálogo = spark + dialogue.* suscitar la curiosidad = excite + attention.* suscitar la discusión = spark + discussion.* suscitar la polémica = spark + controversy.* suscitar una cuestión = evoke + issue, open up + issue.* suscitar una pregunta = raise + question.* suscitar una respuesta = evoke + response, elicit + response.* suscitar una sugerencia = elicit + suggestion.* suscitar un comentario = elicit + comment.* suscitar un debate = arouse + discussion, debate + surface, raise + debate.* suscitar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.* suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.* * *verbo transitivo (frml) <curiosidad/interés> to arouse; < dudas> to raise; <escándalo/polémica> to provoke, cause; < debate> to give rise to* * *= fuel, spark off, whip up, elicit, spark, give + rise to, conjure up, arouse, bring about, give + cause to, give + occasion to.Ex: This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.
Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex: The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex: As we enter full-throttle into the Information Age, the mere mention of 'the information highway' conjures up a predictable set of high-tech images.Ex: The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.* suscitar controversia = arouse + controversy.* suscitar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.* suscitar duda = shed + doubt.* suscitar dudas = raise + doubts.* suscitar el debate = spark + debate, spark + discussion, stir + debate.* suscitar el diálogo = spark + dialogue.* suscitar la curiosidad = excite + attention.* suscitar la discusión = spark + discussion.* suscitar la polémica = spark + controversy.* suscitar una cuestión = evoke + issue, open up + issue.* suscitar una pregunta = raise + question.* suscitar una respuesta = evoke + response, elicit + response.* suscitar una sugerencia = elicit + suggestion.* suscitar un comentario = elicit + comment.* suscitar un debate = arouse + discussion, debate + surface, raise + debate.* suscitar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.* suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.* * *suscitar [A1 ]vt( frml); ‹curiosidad/interés› to arouse; ‹dudas› to raise; ‹escándalo/polémica› to provoke, causesuscitó un acalorado debate it gave rise to a heated debate* * *
suscitar vtr (originar) to cause, arouse: su postura suscitará polémica, his attitude will provoke controversy
' suscitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
decir
- imponer
- infundir
- intrigar
- llamar
- tinta
- interesar
English:
excite
- antagonize
- draw
- raise
- rise
- spark
* * *suscitar vt[discusión] to give rise to; [dificultades] to cause, to create; [interés, simpatía, sospechas] to arouse; [dudas] to raise* * ** * *suscitar vt: to provoke, to give rise to -
4 acertadamente
adv.1 opportunely, fitly.2 correctly, precisely, accurately, aptly.* * *► adverbio1 rightly, correctly* * *ADV1) (=oportunamente) aptly2) (=correctamente) [responder] correctly; [señalar, sugerir] rightly* * *= aptly, aright, quite rightly, wisely.Ex. Libraries are the repositories of the records produced and they have been aptly described as standing in the same relationship to society as does the memory to the individual.Ex. Another wise precaution at this preliminary stage is to make sure that he has heard aright.Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex. Librarians must sharpen their skills at book selection so that they can select wisely.* * *= aptly, aright, quite rightly, wisely.Ex: Libraries are the repositories of the records produced and they have been aptly described as standing in the same relationship to society as does the memory to the individual.
Ex: Another wise precaution at this preliminary stage is to make sure that he has heard aright.Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex: Librarians must sharpen their skills at book selection so that they can select wisely.* * *acertadamente adv1. [correctamente] correctly2. [oportunamente, adecuadamente] wisely, sensibly -
5 con razón
with good reason* * *= rightly, quite rightly, understandably, rightfullyEx. Librarians, considering information the prerogative of the public library, rightly feel that they have 'missed the boat' over this.Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex. Students are understandably bored with learning on-line catalgue use when the focus is on the technicalities of the catalogue itself.Ex. It must be remembered that AACR does not follow the Paris Principles completely, as Mr. Lubetzky quite rightfully and disappointedly pointed out.* * *= rightly, quite rightly, understandably, rightfullyEx: Librarians, considering information the prerogative of the public library, rightly feel that they have 'missed the boat' over this.
Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex: Students are understandably bored with learning on-line catalgue use when the focus is on the technicalities of the catalogue itself.Ex: It must be remembered that AACR does not follow the Paris Principles completely, as Mr. Lubetzky quite rightfully and disappointedly pointed out. -
6 desencadenar
v.1 to unchain (preso, perro).Ricardo desencadenó al perro Richard unchained the dog.2 to give rise to, to spark off.la medida desencadenó fuertes protestas the measure provoked furious protests3 to trigger, to detonate, to activate, to provoke.Su actitud desencadenó un pleito Her attitude triggered the fight.* * *1 (quitar la cadena) to unchain2 (pasiones) to unleash3 figurado (producir) to spark off, give rise to1 (desatarse) to break loose2 (guerra) to break out3 (acontecimientos) to start* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=quitar las cadenas de) [+ prisionero] to unchain; [+ perro] to unleash2) (=desatar) [+ ira] to unleash; [+ crisis] to trigger, set off2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <crisis/protesta/reacción> to trigger2.desencadenarse v pron explosión/reacción to be triggered off; guerra to break out; tempestad to break* * *= spark off, trigger, spark, unleash, touch off, set off.Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex. Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex. The economic climate of the 1980s, unleashing competitive forces and threatening the survival of some institutions, has had a major impact on both hospitals and academic health centres.Ex. This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.Ex. The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <crisis/protesta/reacción> to trigger2.desencadenarse v pron explosión/reacción to be triggered off; guerra to break out; tempestad to break* * *= spark off, trigger, spark, unleash, touch off, set off.Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
Ex: Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex: The economic climate of the 1980s, unleashing competitive forces and threatening the survival of some institutions, has had a major impact on both hospitals and academic health centres.Ex: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.* * *desencadenar [A1 ]vt1 ‹crisis/protesta› to triggerla matanza desencadenó una ola de protestas the killings triggered o unleashed a wave of protest2 ‹explosión/reacción› to trigger3 ‹perro› to unleash, let … off the leash; ‹preso› to unchain, unshackle«explosión/reacción» to be triggered off; «guerra» to break out; «crisis» to breakde repente se desencadenó una violenta tempestad suddenly a violent storm brokese desencadenó una ola de protestas a storm of protests erupted, it provoked a storm of protests* * *
desencadenar ( conjugate desencadenar) verbo transitivo
‹ preso› to unchain
desencadenarse verbo pronominal [explosión/reacción] to be triggered off;
[ guerra] to break out;
[ tempestad] to break
desencadenar verbo transitivo
1 to unchain
2 (producir, dar lugar) to unleash
' desencadenar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desatar
English:
set off
- start
- touch off
- trigger
- unleash
* * *♦ vt1. [preso, perro] to unchain2. [viento, tormenta] to unleash3. [accidente, polémica] to give rise to;[pasión] to unleash; [conflicto] to trigger, to spark off;la medida desencadenó fuertes protestas the measure triggered furious protests* * *v/t figset off, trigger* * *desencadenar vt1) : to unchain2) : to trigger, to unleash -
7 hacer estallar
v.1 to blast, to blow out, to blow up with explosives.El ladrón hizo estallar la bomba The thief set off the bomb.El minero hizo estallar la mina The miner blew up the mine with explosives2 to blow, to set off, to let off.El ladrón hizo estallar la bomba The thief set off the bomb.3 to pop, to blow.El chico hizo estallar el globo The boy popped the balloon.* * *(v.) = spark, ignite, touch off, blow up, let offEx. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex. In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.Ex. This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.Ex. The article 'The library has blown up!' relates the short circuit in the main electrical circuit board of Porstmouth Public Library caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.Ex. By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.* * *(v.) = spark, ignite, touch off, blow up, let offEx: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.
Ex: In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.Ex: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.Ex: The article 'The library has blown up!' relates the short circuit in the main electrical circuit board of Porstmouth Public Library caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match. -
8 desatar
v.1 to untie (nudo, lazo).Elsa desató los zapatos del chico Elsa untied the boy's shoes.2 to unleash.Su mala actitud desató la furia His bad attitude unleashed the fury.* * *1 (soltar - gen) to untie, undo, unfasten; (- perro etc) to let loose■ su dimisión desató la polémica en el seno del partido his resignation sparked off a dispute within the party1 (soltarse) to come untied, come undone, come unfastened2 figurado (desencadenarse) to break, explode\desatarse en to lash out withdesatarse la lengua to loosen one's tongue* * *verb1) to untie, undo2) trigger* * *1. VT1) [+ nudo, cuerda, cordones] to untie, undodesátate los zapatos — untie o undo your shoelaces
desata el paquete y saca el regalo — untie o undo the parcel and take out the present
2) (=desencadenar) [+ guerra, crisis] to trigger, spark (off); [+ sentimiento, pasión] to unleashlas nuevas medidas han desatado una ola de atentados — the new measures have triggered o sparked (off) a wave of attacks
sus palabras desataron una intensa polémica — his words sparked (off) o unleashed a storm of controversy
3) (=disolver) to dissolve4) †2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <nudo/lazo> to untie, undo2) ( desencadenar)a) (liter) <cólera/pasiones> to unleashb) <crisis/revuelta> to spark off; < polémica> to provoke, give rise to2.desatarse v pron1)a) nudo/cordones to come undone o untied; perro/caballo to get looseb) (refl) persona to untie oneself; <cordones/zapatos> to untie, undo2) ( desencadenarse)a) (liter) pasiones/ira/furia to be unleashedb) polémica/crisis to erupt, flare up; revuelta to break outc) tormenta/temporal to break* * *= undo, spark, unleash, unwind, set off, untie.Ex. The National Library of Estonia, established in 1918, is undergoing a revolutionary period of undoing the effects of the cultural policies of the communist regime.Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex. The economic climate of the 1980s, unleashing competitive forces and threatening the survival of some institutions, has had a major impact on both hospitals and academic health centres.Ex. Short wedges, or quoins, were then put in between the long wedges and the inside of the chase, loosely at first so that the string with which the pages were tied up could be unwound and removed.Ex. The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.Ex. Bridling a horse safely starts with untying the horse.----* desatarse = come + undone, come + loose.* desatar una crisis = precipitate + crisis, precipitate + crisis.* desatar una guerra = precipitate + war.* desatar un nudo = untie + knot.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <nudo/lazo> to untie, undo2) ( desencadenar)a) (liter) <cólera/pasiones> to unleashb) <crisis/revuelta> to spark off; < polémica> to provoke, give rise to2.desatarse v pron1)a) nudo/cordones to come undone o untied; perro/caballo to get looseb) (refl) persona to untie oneself; <cordones/zapatos> to untie, undo2) ( desencadenarse)a) (liter) pasiones/ira/furia to be unleashedb) polémica/crisis to erupt, flare up; revuelta to break outc) tormenta/temporal to break* * *= undo, spark, unleash, unwind, set off, untie.Ex: The National Library of Estonia, established in 1918, is undergoing a revolutionary period of undoing the effects of the cultural policies of the communist regime.
Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex: The economic climate of the 1980s, unleashing competitive forces and threatening the survival of some institutions, has had a major impact on both hospitals and academic health centres.Ex: Short wedges, or quoins, were then put in between the long wedges and the inside of the chase, loosely at first so that the string with which the pages were tied up could be unwound and removed.Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.Ex: Bridling a horse safely starts with untying the horse.* desatarse = come + undone, come + loose.* desatar una crisis = precipitate + crisis, precipitate + crisis.* desatar una guerra = precipitate + war.* desatar un nudo = untie + knot.* * *desatar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹nudo/lazo› to untie, undo2 ‹persona› to untie; ‹perro› to let … loose, let … off the leash1 ( liter); ‹cólera/pasiones› to unleash2 ‹crisis› to spark off, trigger, precipitate ( frml); ‹revuelta› to cause, spark off; ‹polémica› to provoke, give rise tohan desatado una campaña de ataques contra ella they have launched a campaign of attacks against herA1 «nudo/lazo/cordones» to come undone o untied; «perro/caballo» to get loose2 ( refl) «persona» to untie oneself3 ( refl) «persona» ‹cordones/zapatos› to untie, undo1 ( liter); ‹pasiones/ira/furia› to be unleashed, be let looselos nervios se desataron tempers flared2«persona»: se desató en insultos contra nosotros he let fly at us with a string of insults3 «polémica/crisis» to erupt, flare up; «revuelta» to break outuna ola de violencia se ha desatado en todo el país a wave of violence has broken out throughout the country4 «tormenta/temporal» to break* * *
desatar ( conjugate desatar) verbo transitivo
‹ perro› to let … loose
desatarse verbo pronominala) [nudo/cordones] to come undone o untied;
[perro/caballo] to get loose
‹cordones/zapatos› to untie, undo
desatar verbo transitivo
1 to untie, undo
2 (provocar, desencadenar) to unleash: la medida desató la indignación de los trabajadores, the measure drove the workers to a state of indignation
' desatar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
soltar
English:
draw out
- loosen
- spark off
- unfasten
- unleash
- untie
- loose
- undo
* * *♦ vt1. [nudo, lazo] to untie;[paquete] to undo2. [animal] to unleash;[persona] to untie3. [tormenta, ira, pasión] to unleash;[entusiasmo] to arouse; [motín, disturbios, protestas] to spark off, to trigger; [lengua] to loosen;la decisión desató una ola de manifestaciones the decision set off o triggered a wave of demonstrations;su dimisión desató la crisis de gobierno his resignation triggered o precipitated the governmental crisis* * *v/t untie; figunleash* * *desatar vt1) : to undo, to untie2) : to unleash3) : to trigger, to precipitate* * *desatar vb1. (persona, cuerda, cordones) to untie -
9 encender
v.1 to light (vela, cigarro, chimenea).encender una cerilla to light o strike a matchElla enciende los troncos She lights the logs.2 to switch on (aparato).enciende la luz, que no veo switch the light on, I can't see3 to arouse (entusiasmo, ira).4 to turn on, to put on, to run, to switch on.Ella enciende el abanico She turns on the fan.5 to kindle, to stir up, to revive, to spark.Ella enciende la pasión She kindles the passion.* * *2 (luz, radio, tv) to turn on, switch on, put on; (gas) to turn on, light3 figurado (ocasionar) to kindle, provoke, spark off■ la construcción de la valla encendió las disputas entre las dos familias the building of the fence sparked off the rows between the two families1 (incendiarse) to catch fire, ignite3 figurado (excitarse) to flare up4 figurado (ruborizarse) to blush, go red* * *verb1) to light2) switch on3) start4) arouse* * *1. VT1) (=prender) [+ fuego, cigarrillo] to light; [+ cerilla] to strike; [+ luz, radio] to turn on, switch on, put on; [+ gas] to light, turn on; (Inform) to toggle on, switch on2) (=avivar) [+ pasiones] to inflame; [+ entusiasmo] to arouse; [+ celos, odio] to awake; [+ guerra] to spark off2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <cigarrillo/hoguera/vela> to light; < fósforo> to strike, lightb) <luz/calefacción> to switch on, turn on; < motor> to startc) <deseos/pasiones> to awaken, arouse (liter)2. 3.encenderse v pron1) aparato/luz to come on; fósforo/piloto to light; leña to catch lightse encendió la llama de su pasión — (liter) his passions were aroused o (liter) inflamed
2) persona to blow one's top (colloq), to get mad (colloq); rostro to go red* * *= switch on, turn on, be fired with, light, spark, inflame, ignite, crank up, fire.Ex. Some microfilm readers are less easy to manage (for example, to switch on, locate the appropriate frame) than others.Ex. To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.Ex. Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.Ex. She sat back in her chair, crossed her legs, lighted a cigarette, and smoked herself into a cloud.Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex. His works are among the few films that can inflame the emotions as easily today as they could when they were originally made.Ex. Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.Ex. As the sun begins to move toward the horizon, you want to crank up the engine again and head back home.Ex. Mearns, too, has warned against 'profligate expenditure of time and effort when the reference librarian's own curiosity is fired to a point where he feels himself impelled to seek personal satisfaction'.----* encender la chispa = kindle + spark.* encender la luz = turn + the light on.* encenderse = light up.* encender un cigarrillo = light up.* hacer que se encienda una luz = activate + light.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <cigarrillo/hoguera/vela> to light; < fósforo> to strike, lightb) <luz/calefacción> to switch on, turn on; < motor> to startc) <deseos/pasiones> to awaken, arouse (liter)2. 3.encenderse v pron1) aparato/luz to come on; fósforo/piloto to light; leña to catch lightse encendió la llama de su pasión — (liter) his passions were aroused o (liter) inflamed
2) persona to blow one's top (colloq), to get mad (colloq); rostro to go red* * *= switch on, turn on, be fired with, light, spark, inflame, ignite, crank up, fire.Ex: Some microfilm readers are less easy to manage (for example, to switch on, locate the appropriate frame) than others.
Ex: To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.Ex: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.Ex: She sat back in her chair, crossed her legs, lighted a cigarette, and smoked herself into a cloud.Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex: His works are among the few films that can inflame the emotions as easily today as they could when they were originally made.Ex: Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.Ex: As the sun begins to move toward the horizon, you want to crank up the engine again and head back home.Ex: Mearns, too, has warned against 'profligate expenditure of time and effort when the reference librarian's own curiosity is fired to a point where he feels himself impelled to seek personal satisfaction'.* encender la chispa = kindle + spark.* encender la luz = turn + the light on.* encenderse = light up.* encender un cigarrillo = light up.* hacer que se encienda una luz = activate + light.* * *encender [E8 ]vt1 ‹cigarrillo/hoguera/vela› to light; ‹cerilla› to strike, lightnos esperaba con la chimenea encendida she had the fire lit when we arrived2 ‹luz/radio/calefacción› to switch on, turn on, put on; ‹motor› to startno dejes el televisor encendido don't leave the television on3 ‹deseos/pasiones› to awaken, arouse, inflame ( liter)el dictador había encendido el fanatismo the dictator had stirred up fanaticism■ encendervi1 «cerilla» to light; «leña» to catch light, kindle2 «bombilla/tubo fluorescente» to come on, light up, light; «radio» to come onA «aparato» to come on; «llama/piloto» to lightesperar a que se encienda la luz roja wait until the red light comes onB2 «rostro» to go redal verlo se le encendió el rostro she went red in the face o she blushed when she saw him* * *
encender ( conjugate encender) verbo transitivo
‹ fósforo› to strike, light
‹ motor› to start;
verbo intransitivo [ fósforo] to light;
[ leña] to catch light;
[luz/radio] to come on
encenderse verbo pronominal [aparato/luz] to come on;
[fósforo/piloto] to light;
[ leña] to catch light
encender verbo transitivo
1 (con interruptor) to switch on
(con fuego) to light: enciende una cerilla, strike a match
2 (avivar) to stir up
' encender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lumbre
- encienda
- luz
- poner
English:
barbecue
- blow
- ignite
- inflame
- light
- light up
- power up
- put on
- rekindle
- set off
- strike
- switch on
- turn on
- kindle
- put
- start
- switch
- turn
* * *♦ vt1. [vela, cigarro, chimenea, mecha] to light;encender una cerilla to light o strike a match;encender una hoguera to light a bonfire2. [aparato] to switch on;[motor] to start up;enciende la luz, que no veo switch the light on, I can't see3. [entusiasmo, ira] to arouse;[pasión] to arouse, to inflame;sus acusaciones encendieron los ánimos his accusations aroused people's anger;me enciende con esas cosas que dice he makes me mad with those things he says4. [guerra, contienda] to spark off* * *v/t2 figinflame, arouse, stir up* * *encender {56} vi: to lightencender vt1) : to light, to set fire to2) prender: to switch on3) : to start (a motor)4) : to arouse, to kindle* * *encender vb1. (conectar) to switch on / to turn on -
10 malo
adj.1 bad, wrong.2 bad, lousy, crummy, below par.3 bad, wicked, evil, ill.4 bad, rotten, crook, decayed.5 bad, out of order, out of service.m.1 bad one.2 bad guy, baddy.* * *► adjetivo1 bad■ ¡qué día tan malo hace! what dreadful weather!2 (malvado) wicked, evil3 (travieso) naughty■ ¡qué niño más malo! what a naughty child!4 (nocivo) harmful5 (enfermo) ill, sick6 (estropeado) off7 (falso) false8 (difícil) difficult► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (en la ficción) baddy, villain■ ¿quién es el malo? who's the baddy?\de mala manera badly, rudelyestar a malas con alguien to be on bad terms with somebodyestar mala familiar to have one's periodestar malo,-a familiar to be ill, US be sicklo malo es que... the trouble is that...¡malo! bad news!■ cuando no mira a los ojos ¡malo! if he doesn't look you in the eye it's bad newsponer malo,-a a alguien familiar to drive somebody madponerse malo,-a familiar to get ill, US get sickpor las buenas o por las malas whether one likes it or notpor las malas by forceser el malo de la película to be the baddymala educación bad manners pluralmala hierba weedmala jugada dirty trickmala pasada dirty trickmala pata bad luckmalos tratos ill-treatmentmala voluntad ill will* * *1. (f. - mala)nounvillain, bad person2. (f. - mala)adj.1) bad2) evil3) harmful4) ill5) poor, cheap6) rotten* * *malo, -a1. ADJ( antes de sm sing mal)1) (=perjudicial) bad2) (=imperfecto) badun chiste malísimo — a really bad joke, a terrible joke
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ni un(a) mal(a)..., no hay ni un mal bar para tomar algo — there isn't a single little bar where we can get a drink3) (=adverso) badhe tenido mala suerte — I've had bad luck, I've been unlucky
-es tarde y no ha llamado -¡malo! — "it's late and she hasn't called" - "oh dear!"
pata 1., 6)lo malo es que... — the trouble is (that)...
4) (=desagradable) badun olor muy malo — a bad o nasty smell
5) (=podrido)6) (=reprobable) wrong¿qué tiene de malo? — what's wrong with that?
arte 2), idea 3), leche 10), lengua 1), manera 2), pasada 5), trato 4), uva 1)¿qué tiene de malo comer helados en invierno? — what's wrong with eating ice cream in winter?
7) (=travieso) naughty¡no seas malo! — don't be naughty!
8) (=enfermo) illtienes muy mala cara — you look awful o really ill
9) (=inepto) bad10) (=difícil) hard, difficultes un animal malo de domesticar — it's a hard o difficult animal to tame
es muy malo de vencer — he's very hard o difficult to beat
11)- venir de malas2.SM / F (=personaje) (Teat) villain; (Cine) baddie *3.SMel malo — (Rel) the Evil One, the Devil
* * *I2) [ser] ( en calidad) < producto> bad, poor; <película/novela> badtiene mala ortografía — her spelling is bad o poor
3) [ser]a) ( incompetente) <alumno/actor> badsoy muy mala para los números — I'm terrible o very bad with figures
b) <padre/marido/amigo> bad4) [SER] (desfavorable, adverso) badqué mala suerte! — what bad luck!, how unlucky!
lo malo es que... — the thing o trouble is that...
estar de malas — ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood; ( desafortunado) (esp AmL) to be unlucky
5) [ser] (inconveniente, perjudicial) <hábitos/lecturas> badllegas en mal momento — you've come at an awkward o a bad moment
6) [SER] ( sin gracia) < chiste> bad7) [SER] ( desagradable) <olor/aliento> badhace tan malo — (Esp) it's such horrible weather
8) [estar] ( en mal estado) < alimento>el pescado/queso está malo — the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)
9)a) (desmejorado, no saludable)tienes mala cara/mal aspecto — you don't look well
b) [SER] (serio, grave) seriousc) [estar] (Esp, Méx fam) ( enfermo) sick (AmE), ill (BrE)d) [ESTAR] (Esp fam & euf) < mujer>estoy mala — it's that time of the month (colloq & euph)
10) [ser] ( difícil)malo de + inf — difficult to + inf
es muy malo de convencer — he's very difficult o hard to persuade
11) [ser] ( en sentido ético) < persona> nastyqué malo eres con tu hermano! — you're really horrible o nasty to your brother
no seas mala, préstamelo — don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me (colloq)
una mujer mala — a wicked o an evil woman
a la mala — (Chi fam)
12) (Esp) ( uso enfático) (delante del n)•II- la masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)* * *= bad [worse -comp., worst -sup.], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], wrong, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.], naughty [naughtier -comp., naugtiest -sup.], villain, evil, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], lame.Ex. I'm not saying that it is bad, but it is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries.Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex. In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.Ex. Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'.Ex. He felt like a naughty school-boy.Ex. The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.Ex. One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.Ex. One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.Ex. Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.----* acabar mal = come to + a bad end.* algo anda mal = something is amiss.* algo va mal = something is amiss.* andar mal = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* aplicar mal = misapply.* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* bastante malo = third rate [third-rate].* bicho malo = nasty piece of work.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* calcular mal = misjudge.* chiste malo = shaggy dog story.* citar mal = misquote.* comportarse mal = misbehave, act up.* comportarse muy mal con = be rotten to.* comprender mal = misunderstand.* concebir mal = misconceive.* con mala fama = disreputable.* con mala reputación = disreputable.* control de las malas hierbas = weed control.* corregir un mal = correct + a wrong.* creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.* dar mala impresión = look + bad.* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.* decir con mal humor = spit out.* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* de mala calidad = shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.].* de mala fama = of bad repute, notorious.* de mala gana = reluctantly, grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly.* de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.* de mala reputación = of bad repute, notorious.* de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].* de malas pulgas = in a grouch.* de mala uva = in a foul mood.* de mal carácter = ill-natured.* de mal en peor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.* de mal genio = bad-tempered, grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], curmudgeonly, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, shrewish, short-tempered, ill-natured.* de mal gusto = in bad taste, distasteful, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], unbecoming, tasteless, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], naff, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].* de mal humor = crotchety.* de mal sabor = unbecoming.* de mal vivir = disreputable.* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.* diagnosticar mal = misdiagnose.* día malo = bad hair day.* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.* en mala forma = in bad nick.* en malas condiciones = in poor condition, in bad condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.* en mal estado = in bad condition, in poor condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.* entender mal = misunderstand, misconceive, mishearing.* escuchar mal = mishearing.* estar mal = be wrong, feel under + the weather, be under the weather.* estar mal comunicado con = have + poor connections with.* estar mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* estar mal preparado = ill-prepared.* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* funcionar mal = malfunction.* gestionar mal = mismanage.* golpe de malasuerte = stroke of misfortune.* hablar mal de = speak out against, speak + ill of, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, slate, diss.* hacer sentir mal = make + Nombre + feel bad.* ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.* ir mal = go + wrong.* ir mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* juzgar mal = misjudge, misconceive.* limpieza de malas hierbas = weeding.* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.* llevar por mal camino = mislead.* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.* mala administración = mismanagement.* mala aplicación = misapplication.* mala calidad = badness.* mala cizaña = rotten apple.* mala colocación = misplacement, misfiling.* mala colocación en los estantes = misshelving.* mala compañía = bad apple, rotten apple, damaged goods.* mala conducta = misconduct, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].* mala conducta científica = scientific misconduct.* mala decisión = bad judgement.* mal + Adjetivo = poorly + Adjetivo.* mala educación = impoliteness.* mala experiencia = horror story.* mala fama = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.* mala fortuna = misfortune.* mala gestión = mismanagement.* mala hierba = weed, bad apple, rotten apple.* mala influencia = bad seed, bad influence.* mala intención = sinisterness, ill will.* mala interpretación = misinterpretation.* mala jugada = dirty trick.* mala leche = nastiness, bad blood.* mal aliento = bad breath.* mala ordenación = misfiling.* mala palabra = dirty word.* mala pasada = dirty trick.* mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.* mala racha económica = economic doldrums.* mala reputación = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.* mal armado = ill-armed.* mala salud = poor health.* mala semilla = bad seed.* malas experiencias = awful experience.* malas pulgas = ornery, grouchiness, grouch.* mala suerte = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, hard luck, losing streak.* malas vibraciones = bad vibes.* mal atendido = ill-served.* mala tierra = poor soil.* mala vista = poor eyesight.* mala voluntad = ill will.* mal batido = badly-beaten.* mal comportamiento = misconduct, disruptive behaviour, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].* mal comportamiento científico = scientific misconduct.* mal concebido = ill-conceived.* mal configurado = misconfigured.* mal considerado = poorly-regarded.* mal cuidado = mishandling.* mal día = bad hair day.* mal digerido = ill-digested.* mal educado = impolite.* mal emparejado = mismated.* mal enfocado = ill-adapted.* mal escrito = mistyped, ill-written, badly written.* mal estado = disrepair, state of disrepair.* mal estado de salud = poor health.* mal estructurado = ill-structured.* mal expresado = inarticulate.* mal formado = ill-trained.* mal formulado = badly formulated.* mal funcionamiento = malfunction, malfunctioning.* mal fundido = ill-cast.* mal genio = bile, short temper.* mal gusto = bad taste, tawdriness.* mal hecho para = ill suited to/for.* mal iluminado = badly-lit.* mal informado = ill-informed.* mal juicio = bad judgement.* mal llamado = ill-named.* mal menor = lesser evil.* malo del estómago = upset stomach.* malo, el = bad guy, the.* mal oído = poor hearing.* mal olor = stench.* mal ordenado en los estantes = misshelved.* mal ordenado los estantes = misshelved.* mal organizado = ill-structured.* malos, los = baddies, the.* malos tiempos = bad times.* malos tratos = mistreatment, battery, maltreatment, physical abuse.* malos tratos a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.* mal pagado = low-paid, underpaid.* mal perdedor = sore loser, bad loser.* mal planeado = ill-planned.* mal preparado = ill-prepared, ill-equipped, ill-trained.* mal presentado = poorly presented.* mal provisto = poorly stocked.* mal remunerado = poorly paid, poorly remunerated.* mal retribuido = underpaid.* mal rollo = bad vibes.* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* mal social = societal ill.* mal surtido = poorly stocked.* mal trago = awful experience.* mal uso = misuse, mishandling.* mal ventilado = stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.].* manejar mal = mishandle.* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).* muy mal tiempo = severe weather.* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.* no hay mal que por bien no venga = to every cloud, there is a silver lining.* no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise.* no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that).* oír mal = mishearing.* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.* para mal = for the worse.* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.* por mal camino = astray.* portarse muy mal con = be rotten to.* quedar mal = lose + face.* que queda mal = ill-fitting.* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.* racha de mala suerte = losing streak.* recibir mala prensa = acquire + a bad name.* reformar malos hábitos = reform + bad habits.* representar mal = misrepresent.* salir horriblemente mal = go + horribly wrong.* salir mal = go + wrong, go + awry, misfire, backfire.* se avecinan malos tiempos = hard times lie ahead.* sentirse mal = feel + bad, feel under + the weather, be under the weather, feel + wrong.* sentirse mal con Uno mismo = feel + wrong.* ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.* si mal no + Pronombre + acordarse = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.* tener mala fama = hold in + disrepute.* tener mala fama por = be infamous for.* tener malas conexiones con = have + poor connections with.* tener malas intenciones = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.* tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).* tener un mal concepto de Alguien = show + low regard for, give + low regard to.* tener un mal día = have + a bad day.* terminar mal = come to + a bad end.* tiempo muy malo = severe weather.* tierra mala = poor soil.* traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* tratar mal = maltreat, manhandle.* usar mal = abuse, misuse.* * *I2) [ser] ( en calidad) < producto> bad, poor; <película/novela> badtiene mala ortografía — her spelling is bad o poor
3) [ser]a) ( incompetente) <alumno/actor> badsoy muy mala para los números — I'm terrible o very bad with figures
b) <padre/marido/amigo> bad4) [SER] (desfavorable, adverso) badqué mala suerte! — what bad luck!, how unlucky!
lo malo es que... — the thing o trouble is that...
estar de malas — ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood; ( desafortunado) (esp AmL) to be unlucky
5) [ser] (inconveniente, perjudicial) <hábitos/lecturas> badllegas en mal momento — you've come at an awkward o a bad moment
6) [SER] ( sin gracia) < chiste> bad7) [SER] ( desagradable) <olor/aliento> badhace tan malo — (Esp) it's such horrible weather
8) [estar] ( en mal estado) < alimento>el pescado/queso está malo — the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)
9)a) (desmejorado, no saludable)tienes mala cara/mal aspecto — you don't look well
b) [SER] (serio, grave) seriousc) [estar] (Esp, Méx fam) ( enfermo) sick (AmE), ill (BrE)d) [ESTAR] (Esp fam & euf) < mujer>estoy mala — it's that time of the month (colloq & euph)
10) [ser] ( difícil)malo de + inf — difficult to + inf
es muy malo de convencer — he's very difficult o hard to persuade
11) [ser] ( en sentido ético) < persona> nastyqué malo eres con tu hermano! — you're really horrible o nasty to your brother
no seas mala, préstamelo — don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me (colloq)
una mujer mala — a wicked o an evil woman
a la mala — (Chi fam)
12) (Esp) ( uso enfático) (delante del n)•II- la masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)* * *el malo(n.) = bad guy, theEx: The author offers an interpretation of why in professional wrestling the bad guy is often victorious, by whatever means necessary including foul play.
= bad [worse -comp., worst -sup.], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], wrong, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.], naughty [naughtier -comp., naugtiest -sup.], villain, evil, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], lame.Ex: I'm not saying that it is bad, but it is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries.
Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex: In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.Ex: Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'.Ex: He felt like a naughty school-boy.Ex: The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.Ex: One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.Ex: One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.Ex: Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.* acabar mal = come to + a bad end.* algo anda mal = something is amiss.* algo va mal = something is amiss.* andar mal = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* aplicar mal = misapply.* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* bastante malo = third rate [third-rate].* bicho malo = nasty piece of work.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* calcular mal = misjudge.* chiste malo = shaggy dog story.* citar mal = misquote.* comportarse mal = misbehave, act up.* comportarse muy mal con = be rotten to.* comprender mal = misunderstand.* concebir mal = misconceive.* con mala fama = disreputable.* con mala reputación = disreputable.* control de las malas hierbas = weed control.* corregir un mal = correct + a wrong.* creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.* dar mala impresión = look + bad.* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.* decir con mal humor = spit out.* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* de mala calidad = shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.].* de mala fama = of bad repute, notorious.* de mala gana = reluctantly, grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly.* de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.* de mala reputación = of bad repute, notorious.* de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].* de malas pulgas = in a grouch.* de mala uva = in a foul mood.* de mal carácter = ill-natured.* de mal en peor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.* de mal genio = bad-tempered, grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], curmudgeonly, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, shrewish, short-tempered, ill-natured.* de mal gusto = in bad taste, distasteful, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], unbecoming, tasteless, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], naff, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].* de mal humor = crotchety.* de mal sabor = unbecoming.* de mal vivir = disreputable.* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.* diagnosticar mal = misdiagnose.* día malo = bad hair day.* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.* en mala forma = in bad nick.* en malas condiciones = in poor condition, in bad condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.* en mal estado = in bad condition, in poor condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.* entender mal = misunderstand, misconceive, mishearing.* escuchar mal = mishearing.* estar mal = be wrong, feel under + the weather, be under the weather.* estar mal comunicado con = have + poor connections with.* estar mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* estar mal preparado = ill-prepared.* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* funcionar mal = malfunction.* gestionar mal = mismanage.* golpe de malasuerte = stroke of misfortune.* hablar mal de = speak out against, speak + ill of, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, slate, diss.* hacer sentir mal = make + Nombre + feel bad.* ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.* ir mal = go + wrong.* ir mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* juzgar mal = misjudge, misconceive.* limpieza de malas hierbas = weeding.* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.* llevar por mal camino = mislead.* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.* mala administración = mismanagement.* mala aplicación = misapplication.* mala calidad = badness.* mala cizaña = rotten apple.* mala colocación = misplacement, misfiling.* mala colocación en los estantes = misshelving.* mala compañía = bad apple, rotten apple, damaged goods.* mala conducta = misconduct, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].* mala conducta científica = scientific misconduct.* mala decisión = bad judgement.* mal + Adjetivo = poorly + Adjetivo.* mala educación = impoliteness.* mala experiencia = horror story.* mala fama = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.* mala fortuna = misfortune.* mala gestión = mismanagement.* mala hierba = weed, bad apple, rotten apple.* mala influencia = bad seed, bad influence.* mala intención = sinisterness, ill will.* mala interpretación = misinterpretation.* mala jugada = dirty trick.* mala leche = nastiness, bad blood.* mal aliento = bad breath.* mala ordenación = misfiling.* mala palabra = dirty word.* mala pasada = dirty trick.* mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.* mala racha económica = economic doldrums.* mala reputación = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.* mal armado = ill-armed.* mala salud = poor health.* mala semilla = bad seed.* malas experiencias = awful experience.* malas pulgas = ornery, grouchiness, grouch.* mala suerte = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, hard luck, losing streak.* malas vibraciones = bad vibes.* mal atendido = ill-served.* mala tierra = poor soil.* mala vista = poor eyesight.* mala voluntad = ill will.* mal batido = badly-beaten.* mal comportamiento = misconduct, disruptive behaviour, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].* mal comportamiento científico = scientific misconduct.* mal concebido = ill-conceived.* mal configurado = misconfigured.* mal considerado = poorly-regarded.* mal cuidado = mishandling.* mal día = bad hair day.* mal digerido = ill-digested.* mal educado = impolite.* mal emparejado = mismated.* mal enfocado = ill-adapted.* mal escrito = mistyped, ill-written, badly written.* mal estado = disrepair, state of disrepair.* mal estado de salud = poor health.* mal estructurado = ill-structured.* mal expresado = inarticulate.* mal formado = ill-trained.* mal formulado = badly formulated.* mal funcionamiento = malfunction, malfunctioning.* mal fundido = ill-cast.* mal genio = bile, short temper.* mal gusto = bad taste, tawdriness.* mal hecho para = ill suited to/for.* mal iluminado = badly-lit.* mal informado = ill-informed.* mal juicio = bad judgement.* mal llamado = ill-named.* mal menor = lesser evil.* malo del estómago = upset stomach.* malo, el = bad guy, the.* mal oído = poor hearing.* mal olor = stench.* mal ordenado en los estantes = misshelved.* mal ordenado los estantes = misshelved.* mal organizado = ill-structured.* malos, los = baddies, the.* malos tiempos = bad times.* malos tratos = mistreatment, battery, maltreatment, physical abuse.* malos tratos a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.* mal pagado = low-paid, underpaid.* mal perdedor = sore loser, bad loser.* mal planeado = ill-planned.* mal preparado = ill-prepared, ill-equipped, ill-trained.* mal presentado = poorly presented.* mal provisto = poorly stocked.* mal remunerado = poorly paid, poorly remunerated.* mal retribuido = underpaid.* mal rollo = bad vibes.* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* mal social = societal ill.* mal surtido = poorly stocked.* mal trago = awful experience.* mal uso = misuse, mishandling.* mal ventilado = stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.].* manejar mal = mishandle.* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).* muy mal tiempo = severe weather.* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.* no hay mal que por bien no venga = to every cloud, there is a silver lining.* no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise.* no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that).* oír mal = mishearing.* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.* para mal = for the worse.* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.* por mal camino = astray.* portarse muy mal con = be rotten to.* quedar mal = lose + face.* que queda mal = ill-fitting.* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.* racha de mala suerte = losing streak.* recibir mala prensa = acquire + a bad name.* reformar malos hábitos = reform + bad habits.* representar mal = misrepresent.* salir horriblemente mal = go + horribly wrong.* salir mal = go + wrong, go + awry, misfire, backfire.* se avecinan malos tiempos = hard times lie ahead.* sentirse mal = feel + bad, feel under + the weather, be under the weather, feel + wrong.* sentirse mal con Uno mismo = feel + wrong.* ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.* si mal no + Pronombre + acordarse = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.* tener mala fama = hold in + disrepute.* tener mala fama por = be infamous for.* tener malas conexiones con = have + poor connections with.* tener malas intenciones = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.* tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).* tener un mal concepto de Alguien = show + low regard for, give + low regard to.* tener un mal día = have + a bad day.* terminar mal = come to + a bad end.* tiempo muy malo = severe weather.* tierra mala = poor soil.* traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* tratar mal = maltreat, manhandle.* usar mal = abuse, misuse.* * *A [ SER] (en calidad) ‹producto› bad, poor; ‹película/novela› badla tela es de mala calidad the material is poor qualitytiene mala ortografía her spelling is bad o poor, she's a bad o poor spellermás vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)B [ SER]1 (incompetente) ‹alumno/actor› badsoy muy mala para los números I'm terrible o very bad with figures2 ‹padre/marido/amigo› badC [ SER] (desfavorable, adverso) bad¡qué mala suerte! what bad luck!, how unlucky!la obra tuvo mala crítica the play got bad reviewsestán en mala situación económica they're going through hard timeslo malo es que va a haber mucho tráfico the only thing o trouble o problem is that there'll be a lot of trafficen las malas ( AmS): un amigo no te abandona en las malas a friend doesn't abandon you when things are tough o when times are badpor las malas unwillinglyvas a tener que hacerlo, ya sea por las buenas o por las malas you'll have to do it whether you like it or notD [ SER] (inconveniente, perjudicial) ‹hábitos/lecturas› badlas malas compañías bad companyllegas en mal momento you've come at an awkward o a bad momentes malo tomar tanto sol it's not good to sunbathe so muchE [ SER] (sin gracia) ‹chiste› badF [ SER]1 (desagradable) ‹olor/aliento› badhace un día muy malo it's a horrible daynos hizo mal tiempo we had bad weatherhace tan malo ( Esp); it's such horrible weather, the weather's so horribleG [ ESTAR] (en mal estado) ‹alimento›ese pescado/queso está malo that fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off ( BrE)H1(desmejorado, no saludable): tienes mal aspecto you don't look very welltienes mala cara you don't look wellyo le veo muy mal color he looks terribly pale to me2 [ SER] (serio, grave) seriousfue una mala caída it was a bad fallno tiene nada malo it's nothing seriousel pobre está malito the poor thing's not very well ( colloq)4 [ ESTAR]me he puesto mala my period's startedI [ SER] (difícil) malo DE + INF difficult to + INFesta tela es mala de planchar this material is difficult to irones muy malo de convencer he's very difficult o hard to persuade, it's very difficult o hard to persuade himSentido II [ SER] (en sentido ético) ‹persona›¡qué malo eres con tu hermano! you're really horrible o nasty to your brotherno seas mala, préstamelo don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me ( colloq)una mala mujer a loose womanes una mujer muy mala she's a wicked o an evil womanpasó la cámara a la mala she sneaked the camera through ( colloq)un ataque a la mala a sneak attackno nos ofrecieron ni un mal café they didn't even offer us a (lousy) cup of coffeeno había ni una mala silla para sentarse there wasn't a single damn chair to sit on ( colloq)Compuestos:feminine weedlo hizo a or con maloa idea he did it deliberately o to be nasty, he did it knowing it would hurt ( o cause trouble etc)lo hizo con maloa leche (Esp, Méx, Ven); he did it deliberately o to be nasty, he did it knowing it would hurt ( o cause trouble etc)feminine dirty trickme hizo or jugó una maloa pasada she played a dirty trick on melos nervios me jugaron una maloa pasada my nerves got the better of mefpl guile, cunningtodo lo ha conseguido con maloas artes she's got everything she has by guile o through cunningdicen las maloas lenguas que … rumor* has it that …, there's a rumor* o there are rumors* going around that …, people are saying that …● mala uvampl bad o impure thoughts (pl)malos tratos a menores or a la infancia child abusemasculine, feminineuno de los malos one of the baddies o bad guys* * *
malo◊ -la adjetivo [The form mal is used before masculine singular nouns]
1
un mal amigo a bad friend;
una mala caída a bad fall;
soy muy malo para los números I'm very bad with figures;
¡qué mala suerte or (fam) pata! what bad luck!, how unlucky!;
lo malo es que … the thing o trouble is that …;
las malas compañías bad company;
mala hierba weed;
malos tratos ill-treatment;
es malo tomar tanto sol it's not good to sunbathe so much;
tienes mala cara or mal aspecto you don't look well
estar de malas ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood;
( con mala suerte) (esp AmL) to be unlucky;◊ más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)
2 [ser] ‹ persona› ( en sentido ético) nasty;
( travieso) naughty;◊ ¡qué malo eres con tu hermano! you're really horrible o nasty to your brother;
no seas mala, préstamelo don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me (colloq);
una mala mujer a loose woman;
una mujer mala a wicked o an evil woman;
lo hizo a or con mala idea he did it deliberately o to be nasty;
mala palabra (esp AmL) rude o dirty word;
dicen las malas lenguas que … (fam) there's a rumor going around that …, people are saying that …;
hacerse mala sangre to get upset;
ver tb leche 3
3 [estar]
◊ el pescado/queso está malo the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)
malo,-a
I adjetivo ➣ mal
1 bad: he tenido un día muy malo, I've had a bad day
2 (perverso) wicked, bad
(desobediente, travieso) naughty: es una mala persona, he's wicked
préstame el coche, no seas malo, lend me your car, don't be so mean
3 (espectáculo, libro, etc) bad, poor: es un argumento muy malo, it's a feeble argument
4 (dañino) harmful: es malo para ti que él lo sepa, it's bad for you that he knows it
tenemos que arrancar las malas hierbas, we'll have to pull out the weeds
5 (enfermo) ill, sick
6 (alimentos) rotten: se puso mala la carne, the meat went bad
II m,f fam el malo, the baddy o villain
♦ Locuciones: estar de malas, to be in a bad mood
por las malas, by force
' malo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abominable
- ínfima
- ínfimo
- mal
- mala
- peor
- quina
- redundar
- santita
- santito
- antología
- chimbo
- en
- endiablado
- fatal
- fondo
- igualmente
- pata
- pichanga
- sangre
English:
abominable
- abysmal
- bad
- baddy
- devil
- evil
- good
- half
- ill
- lean
- low
- mean
- nasty
- off
- poor
- rotten
- shocking
- spiteful
- thick
- up
- villain
- wicked
- wrong
- your
- corny
- crummy
- indulgence
- lame
- naughty
- paltry
- ropey
- severe
- trashy
- unkind
* * *malo, -a Mal is used instead of malo before singular masculine nouns (e.g. un mal ejemplo a bad example). The comparative form of malo (= worse) is peor, the superlative forms (= the worst) are el peor (masculine) and la peor (feminine).♦ adj1. [perjudicial, grave] bad;traigo malas noticias I have some bad news;es malo para el hígado it's bad for your liver;¿es algo malo, doctor? is it serious, doctor?;una mala caída a nasty fall2. [sin calidad, sin aptitudes] poor, bad;una mala novela/actriz a bad novel/actress;ser de mala calidad to be poor quality;este material/producto es muy malo this material/product is very poor quality;soy muy malo para la música I'm no good at o very bad at music;Hummás vale lo malo conocido que lo bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)3. [inapropiado, adverso] bad;fue una mala decisión it was a bad decision;he dormido en mala postura I slept in a funny position;es mala señal it's a bad sign;lo malo es que… the problem is (that)…;disparó con la pierna mala y metió gol he shot with his weaker foot and scored;tener mala suerte to be unlucky;¡qué mala suerte! how unlucky!Am mala palabra swearword4. [malvado] wicked, evil;es muy mala persona she's a really nasty person;tiene muy mala intención he's very spiteful;eso sólo lo haría un mal amigo it's a poor friend who would do a thing like that;¡mira que eres malo, criticarla así! it's not very nice of you to criticize her like that!;anda, no seas malo y déjame que vaya go on, don't be mean, let me go5. [travieso] naughty;¡no seas malo y obedece! be good and do as I say!;el crío está muy malo últimamente the child has been very naughty recently6. [enfermo] ill, sick;estar/ponerse malo to be/fall ill;tiene a su padre malo her father's ill;poner malo a alguien to drive sb mad;me pongo mala cada vez que la veo I get mad every time I see her7. [desagradable] bad;esta herida tiene mal aspecto this wound looks nasty;mal tiempo bad weather;hace mal tiempo the weather's bad;Espestá muy malo el día it's a horrible day, it's not a very nice day8. [podrido, pasado] bad, off, spoiled;la fruta está mala the fruit is bad o spoiled;no había ni un mal supermercado en el pueblo there wasn't a single supermarket to be found in the villageuna lesión muy mala de curar an injury that won't heal easily♦ nm,fel malo, la mala [en cine] the villain, the baddy♦ interjcuando nadie se queja, ¡malo! it's a bad sign when nobody complains♦ malas nfplestar de malas to be in a bad mood;por las malas [a la fuerza] by force;lo vas a hacer, aunque tenga que ser por las malas you're going to do it, whether you like it or not;por las malas es de temer she's a fearful sight when she's angry;Am Andes, CSuren las malas [de mal humor] in a bad mood;los amigos no te abandonan en las malas friends don't let you down when things get bad* * *I adj1 bad2 calidad poor3 ( enfermo) sick, ill;ponerse malo get sick, fall ill4:por las buenas o por las malas whether he/she etc likes it or not;estar de malas be in a bad mood;por las malas by force;andar a malas con alguien be on bad terms with s.o.;lo malo es que unfortunatelyII m humbad guy, baddy* * *1) : badmala suerte: bad luck2) : wicked, naughty3) : cheap, poor (quality)4) : harmfulmalo para la salud: bad for one's healthestar mal del corazón: to have heart trouble6)estar de malas : to be in a bad moodmalo, -la n: villain, bad guy (in novels, movies, etc.)* * *malo1 adj4. (pasado) off5. (malvado) evilser malo en/para algo to be bad at somethingmalo2 n villain -
11 miedosa
miedoso,-a adjetivo fearful, cowardly: sus terribles vivencias le han vuelto bastante miedoso, the terrible experiences that he has been through have made him fearful
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12 aterrador
adj.terrifying, frightful, frightening, awesome.* * *► adjetivo1 terrifying, frightful* * *(f. - aterradora)adj.frightening, terrifying* * *ADJ terrifying* * *- dora adjetivo terrifying* * *= frightening, terrifying, terrorising [terrorizing, -USA], frightful, fear-inducing, hideous, hair-raising, groundshaking, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.].Ex. No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex. To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.Ex. He perceived that his life threatened to be an interminable succession of these mortifying interviews unless he could discover a way or ways to deal with her surly and terrorizing ferocity.Ex. The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex. The author suggests that the ability to enjoy fear-inducing media increases with age.Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex. This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.Ex. The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.Ex. For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.* * *- dora adjetivo terrifying* * *= frightening, terrifying, terrorising [terrorizing, -USA], frightful, fear-inducing, hideous, hair-raising, groundshaking, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.].Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.
Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.Ex: He perceived that his life threatened to be an interminable succession of these mortifying interviews unless he could discover a way or ways to deal with her surly and terrorizing ferocity.Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex: The author suggests that the ability to enjoy fear-inducing media increases with age.Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex: This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.Ex: The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.Ex: For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.* * *terrifying* * *
aterrador◊ - dora adjetivo
terrifying
aterrador,-ora adjetivo terrifying
' aterrador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aterradora
English:
chilling
- frightful
- terrifying
- terrifyingly
- blood
- fearful
- fearsome
- frightening
* * *aterrador, -ora adjterrifying* * *adj frightening, terrifying* * *: terrifying* * *aterrador adj terrifying -
13 timorato
adj.timorous, timid, easily frightened.* * *► adjetivo1 (tímido) shy, timid2 (mojigato) prudish* * *ADJ1) (=tímido) lily-livered, spineless2) (=mojigato) sanctimonious, prudish3) (=que teme a Dios) God-fearing* * *I- ta adjetivo1) ( temeroso) spineless, gutless2) ( mojigato) prudishII- ta masculino, femenino1) ( temeroso) coward2) ( mojigato) prude* * *= shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.], timid, timorous.Ex. One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.Ex. We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.Ex. Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.* * *I- ta adjetivo1) ( temeroso) spineless, gutless2) ( mojigato) prudishII- ta masculino, femenino1) ( temeroso) coward2) ( mojigato) prude* * *= shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.], timid, timorous.Ex: One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.
Ex: We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.Ex: Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.* * *A (temeroso) spineless, gutlessB (mojigato) prudishmasculine, feminineA (temeroso) wimp ( colloq), cowardes un timorato he's a wimp o a coward, he has no gutsB (mojigato) prude* * *
timorato,-a adjetivo
1 God-fearing
2 weak, feeble-spirited
' timorato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
timorata
English:
wet
* * *timorato, -a adj1. [mojigato] prudish2. [tímido] fearful* * *I adj1 ( mojigato) prudish2 ( tímido) gutless, spinelessII m, timorata f1 ( mojigato) prude* * *timorato, -ta adj1) : timorous2) : sanctimonious -
14 tímido
adj.1 timid, shy, fearful, bashful.2 shy, bashful.* * *► adjetivo1 shy, timid2 figurado (intento etc) half-hearted* * *(f. - tímida)adj.* * *ADJ shy, timid* * ** * *= timid, shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.], self-conscious, coy, tongue-tied, bashful, mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.], timorous.Ex. We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.Ex. One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.Ex. The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.Ex. Although it is coy about admitting the fact it is only mentioned twice in the whole of the thirty pages of publicity material it is in effect a generalized and modernized Thesaurofacet: a facetted classification with a thesaurus structure forming an integral part.Ex. The picture he presents is of an intelligent, well-meaning, but tongue-tied monarch, whom he dubs Louis the silent.Ex. The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.Ex. Sora fits the stereotypical description of a ' mousy girl' perfectly, from her appearance to her personality.Ex. Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.* * ** * *= timid, shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.], self-conscious, coy, tongue-tied, bashful, mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.], timorous.Ex: We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.
Ex: One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.Ex: The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.Ex: Although it is coy about admitting the fact it is only mentioned twice in the whole of the thirty pages of publicity material it is in effect a generalized and modernized Thesaurofacet: a facetted classification with a thesaurus structure forming an integral part.Ex: The picture he presents is of an intelligent, well-meaning, but tongue-tied monarch, whom he dubs Louis the silent.Ex: The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.Ex: Sora fits the stereotypical description of a ' mousy girl' perfectly, from her appearance to her personality.Ex: Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.* * *tímido -da(retraído) shy; (falto de decisión, coraje) timides muy tímido, no le gustan estas reuniones he's very shy, he doesn't like these meetingsno seas tímido, pregúntale don't be shy o timid, ask heruna sonrisa tímida a shy o timid smile* * *
tímido
(falto de decisión, coraje) timid
tímido,-a
I adj (vergonzoso) shy
fig (reacción) una tímida acogida, a tepid o lukewarm welcome
II sustantivo masculino y femenino shy person
' tímido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cerrada
- cerrado
- cortada
- cortado
- dejarse
- fachada
- ruborizarse
- tímida
- chupado
- cohibido
- esquivo
- vergonzoso
English:
bashful
- coy
- diffident
- mousy
- naturally
- self-conscious
- shy
- small
- timid
- wallflower
- self
- tongue
* * *tímido, -a♦ adj1. [vergonzoso] shy2. [vacilante] timid♦ nm,fshy person;ser un tímido to be shy* * *adj shy, timid* * *tímido, -da adj: timid, shy♦ tímidamente adv* * * -
15 aprensivo
adj.1 apprehensive, anxious, worrisome, fearful.2 scrupulous, squeamish, too fussy.m.worrier.* * *► adjetivo1 apprehensive► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 apprehensive* * *ADJ (=preocupado) apprehensive, worried; (=escrupuloso) squeamish* * *- va adjetivo* * *= apprehensive, sinking.Ex. The author makes recommendations encouraging a less apprehensive and more integrative and developmental view of the social effects of children's computer use.Ex. He was overcome by the sinking realization that he was going to have to work day and night to prepare something he could be proud of by next Friday.* * *- va adjetivo* * *= apprehensive, sinking.Ex: The author makes recommendations encouraging a less apprehensive and more integrative and developmental view of the social effects of children's computer use.
Ex: He was overcome by the sinking realization that he was going to have to work day and night to prepare something he could be proud of by next Friday.* * *aprensivo -vaoveranxiouses muy aprensivo he worries a lot, he's such a worrier* * *
aprensivo◊ -va adjetivo: es muy aprensivo he's such a worrier
aprensivo,-a adjetivo apprehensive
' aprensivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aprensiva
- escrupulosa
- escrupuloso
English:
apprehensive
- nervous
- overanxious
- squeamish
* * *aprensivo, -a adj1. [miedoso] apprehensive2. [escrupuloso] squeamish3. [hipocondríaco] hypochondriac* * *adj apprehensive* * *aprensivo, -va adj: apprehensive, worried -
16 asustadizo
adj.easily frightened, fearful, jumpy, easily scared.* * *► adjetivo1 easily frightened, easily scared* * *ADJ1) [persona] (=que se asusta mucho) easily frightened; (=nervioso) nervy, jumpy2) [animal] shy, skittish* * ** * *= gun-shy, jumpy [jumpier -comp., jumpiest -sup.], timorous.Ex. The article is entitled 'Outsourced, downsized and gun-shy'.Ex. This film adaptation is scrappily made and jumpy, and there is nothing here that evokes either the joy of the moment or the death of the soul.Ex. Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.* * ** * *= gun-shy, jumpy [jumpier -comp., jumpiest -sup.], timorous.Ex: The article is entitled 'Outsourced, downsized and gun-shy'.
Ex: This film adaptation is scrappily made and jumpy, and there is nothing here that evokes either the joy of the moment or the death of the soul.Ex: Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.* * *asustadizo -za‹persona› nervous, jumpy, easily frightened; ‹animal› skittish, easily frightened, nervous* * *asustadizo, -a adjeasily frightened* * *adj easily frightened* * *asustadizo, -za adj: nervous, jumpy, skittish -
17 encogido
adj.shrunk, crouching, shrunken.past part.past participle of spanish verb: encoger.* * *1→ link=encoger encoger► adjetivo* * *ADJ1) [tejido] shrunken2) (=tacaño) stingy *3) (=tímido) shy, bashful* * ** * *= shrunken.Ex. Everything that happens in the couple's tiny, shrunken, enclosed world is addictive, unglamorous, and boringly awful.* * ** * *= shrunken.Ex: Everything that happens in the couple's tiny, shrunken, enclosed world is addictive, unglamorous, and boringly awful.
* * *encogido -da* * *encogido, -a adj[tímido] shy; [pusilánime] fearful, faint-hearted* * *adj figshy* * *encogido, -da adj1) : shriveled, shrunken2) tímido: shy, inhibited -
18 erupción
f.1 eruption, eruption of a volcano, explosion of a volcano.2 eruption, skin rash, rash, breaking out.3 outbreak, break-out, breakout.* * *1 (volcánica) eruption2 (cutánea) rash\entrar en erupción to erupt* * *noun f.1) eruption2) rash* * *SF1) (Geol) eruption2) (Med)erupción cutánea — rash, eruption frm
3) (=estallido) [de violencia] outbreak, explosion; [de ira] outburst* * *a) ( de volcán) eruptionel volcán entró en or hizo erupción — the volcano erupted
b) ( en la piel) rash, eruption (frml)* * *= eruption, rash, flare.Ex. Information on the news items relevant to 'mad cow disease' was collected for a period of 100 days starting very close to the eruption of the crisis.Ex. The specific health problems investigated were a rash, a sore throat, a toothache, bleeding gums, an upset stomach, a cavity, and a bad headache.Ex. It is clear that foods such as cow's milk and hen's eggs can directly provoke flares of atopic dermatitis.----* entrar en erupción = erupt.* erupción solar = solar flare.* erupción volcánica = volcanic eruption.* hacer erupción = erupt.* * *a) ( de volcán) eruptionel volcán entró en or hizo erupción — the volcano erupted
b) ( en la piel) rash, eruption (frml)* * *= eruption, rash, flare.Ex: Information on the news items relevant to 'mad cow disease' was collected for a period of 100 days starting very close to the eruption of the crisis.
Ex: The specific health problems investigated were a rash, a sore throat, a toothache, bleeding gums, an upset stomach, a cavity, and a bad headache.Ex: It is clear that foods such as cow's milk and hen's eggs can directly provoke flares of atopic dermatitis.* entrar en erupción = erupt.* erupción solar = solar flare.* erupción volcánica = volcanic eruption.* hacer erupción = erupt.* * *1 (de un volcán) eruptionel volcán entró en or hizo erupción the volcano erupted2 (en la piel) rash, eruption ( frml)Compuesto:solar flare* * *
erupción sustantivo femenino
erupción sustantivo femenino
1 Geol eruption
entrar en erupción, to erupt
2 Med rash
erupción cutánea, skin rash
' erupción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cutánea
- cutáneo
English:
disappear
- erupt
- eruption
- fearful
- rash
- volcano
* * *erupción nf1. [de volcán] eruption;en erupción erupting;entrar en erupción to eruptle salió una erupción she came out in a rash* * *f1 GEOL eruption;entrar en erupción erupt;estar en erupción be erupting2 MED:erupción (cutánea) rash* * *1) : eruption2) sarpullido: rash* * *erupción n1. (de un volcán) eruption -
19 respeto
m.respect.el respeto a los derechos humanos respect for human rightstrata a sus profesores con mucho respeto he shows a great deal of respect toward his teachers, he is very respectful toward his teacherses una falta de respeto it shows a lack of respectfaltar al respeto a alguien to be disrespectful to somebodydentro de la iglesia hay que guardar respeto you must be respectful inside the churchpor respeto a out of consideration forpresentar uno sus respetos a alguien to pay one's respects to somebodypres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: respetar.* * *1 (gen) respect1 respects\campar por sus respetos to do as one pleasespor respeto a out of consideration forpresentar sus respetos a alguien formal to pay one's respects to somebodyfalta de respeto lack of respect* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=consideración) respectcon todos mis respetos, creo que se equivoca — with all due respect, I think you're wrong
respeto a o de sí mismo — self-respect
¡un respeto! — show some respect!
•
faltar al respeto a algn — to be disrespectful to sb, be rude to sb•
guardar respeto a algn — to respect sb•
perder el respeto a algn — to lose one's respect for sb•
por respeto a algn — out of consideration for sb•
presentar sus respetos a algn — to pay one's respects to sb•
tener respeto a algn — to respect sb2) * (=miedo)3) †de respeto — best, reserve antes de s
* * *a) (consideración, deferencia) respectcon respeto — respectfully, with respect
ella me merece mucho respeto — I have the highest regard o respect for her
por respeto a alguien/algo — out of consideration o respect for somebody/something
faltarle al or (CS) el respeto a alguien — to be rude o disrespectful to somebody
el respeto a los derechos humanos — respect o regard for human rights
el respeto a la Constitución — respect for o observance of the Constitution
campar por sus respetos — (Esp) to do as one pleases
b) ( temor)c) respetos masculino plural respects (pl)presentaron sus respetos a... — they paid their repects to... (frml)
* * *= respect, reverence, deference, obedience.Ex. The authorities had in mind the book's endemic lying, the petty thefts, the denigrations of respect and religion, the bad language and the bad grammar.Ex. One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.Ex. Of course, the notion of service, though appealing to our altruism, also does have less attractive connotations of deference and, at worst, inferiority.Ex. This article reviews the prospects and limitations of several of these strategies for explaining cooperation and obedience to social norms.----* con el debido respeto = with due respect.* con respeto = respectfully.* conseguir respeto = gain + respect.* con todo mi debido respeto hacia = with (all) due respect to.* con todo mi respeto hacia = with (all) due respect to.* con todos mis respetos hacia (la opinión de) = pace.* falta de respeto = disrespect, irreverence.* faltar al respeto = disrespect, diss.* faltar el respeto = disrespect, diss.* ganarse el respeto = earn + respect.* imponer respeto = stand in + awe.* inculcar respeto = instil + respect.* inspirar respeto = inspire + respect.* mostrar respeto = show + respect.* no faltar el respeto = be civil towards.* pavor y respeto = awe.* por respeto a = out of respect for, out of consideration for.* presentar + Posesivo + respetos = pay + Posesivo + respects.* prestar respeto a = pay + deference to.* profundo respeto = obeisance.* respeto a la diferencia = respect to differences.* respeto filial = filial respect.* respeto hacia uno mismo = self-respect.* respeto mutuo = mutual respect.* tratar con respeto = treat with + respect.* * *a) (consideración, deferencia) respectcon respeto — respectfully, with respect
ella me merece mucho respeto — I have the highest regard o respect for her
por respeto a alguien/algo — out of consideration o respect for somebody/something
faltarle al or (CS) el respeto a alguien — to be rude o disrespectful to somebody
el respeto a los derechos humanos — respect o regard for human rights
el respeto a la Constitución — respect for o observance of the Constitution
campar por sus respetos — (Esp) to do as one pleases
b) ( temor)c) respetos masculino plural respects (pl)presentaron sus respetos a... — they paid their repects to... (frml)
* * *= respect, reverence, deference, obedience.Ex: The authorities had in mind the book's endemic lying, the petty thefts, the denigrations of respect and religion, the bad language and the bad grammar.
Ex: One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.Ex: Of course, the notion of service, though appealing to our altruism, also does have less attractive connotations of deference and, at worst, inferiority.Ex: This article reviews the prospects and limitations of several of these strategies for explaining cooperation and obedience to social norms.* con el debido respeto = with due respect.* con respeto = respectfully.* conseguir respeto = gain + respect.* con todo mi debido respeto hacia = with (all) due respect to.* con todo mi respeto hacia = with (all) due respect to.* con todos mis respetos hacia (la opinión de) = pace.* falta de respeto = disrespect, irreverence.* faltar al respeto = disrespect, diss.* faltar el respeto = disrespect, diss.* ganarse el respeto = earn + respect.* imponer respeto = stand in + awe.* inculcar respeto = instil + respect.* inspirar respeto = inspire + respect.* mostrar respeto = show + respect.* no faltar el respeto = be civil towards.* pavor y respeto = awe.* por respeto a = out of respect for, out of consideration for.* presentar + Posesivo + respetos = pay + Posesivo + respects.* prestar respeto a = pay + deference to.* profundo respeto = obeisance.* respeto a la diferencia = respect to differences.* respeto filial = filial respect.* respeto hacia uno mismo = self-respect.* respeto mutuo = mutual respect.* tratar con respeto = treat with + respect.* * *1 (consideración, deferencia) respectsiempre me trató con respeto he always treated me respectfully o with respectlos alumnos no le tienen ningún respeto her pupils have no respect for heruna mujer que me merece mucho respeto a woman for whom I have the highest regard o respectno guarda el debido respeto a sus padres she does not show due respect to her parentspor respeto a sus años, no dije nada out of consideration o respect for his age, I said nothingse ha ganado el respeto de todos she has won o gained everyone's respect¡oiga! ¡un respeto! or ¡más respeto! hey! don't be so rude! o have a little more respect, please!no consentiré que le faltes al or (CS) el respeto I will not allow you to be rude o disrespectful to himel respeto a los derechos humanos respect o regard for human rightsel respeto a la Constitución respect for o observance of the Constitutioncampar por sus respetos to do as one pleases2(miedo): su presencia impone respeto her presence always commands (a feeling of) respectles tengo mucho respeto a los perros I have a great deal of respect for dogslos delegados presentaron sus respetos al presidente ( frml); the delegates paid their respects to the chairman ( frml)Compuesto:* * *
Del verbo respetar: ( conjugate respetar)
respeto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
respetó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
respetar
respeto
respetar ( conjugate respetar) verbo transitivo
◊ se hizo respeto por todos he won o gained everyone's respect
‹señal/luz roja› to obey;
‹ley/norma› to observe
respeto sustantivo masculino
por respeto a algn/algo out of consideration o respect for sb/sth;
faltarle al or (CS) el respeto a algn to be rude o disrespectful to sb;
presentaron sus respetos a … they paid their repects to … (frml)b) ( temor):
les tengo mucho respeto a los perros I have a healthy respect for dogs
respetar verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona, una cosa) to respect
2 (una orden, ley) to observe, obey
respeto sustantivo masculino
1 (consideración) respect
faltar al respeto, to be disrespectful [a, to]
por respeto a alguien/algo, out of consideration for sb/sthg
2 (temor) fear, nervousness: el mar impone respeto, the sea commands respect
3 respetos, respects pl: presenté mis respetos a la viuda, I paid my respects to the widow
♦ Locuciones: campar por sus respetos, to do as one pleases o to make one's own rules
' respeto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consideración
- desgracia
- desvergonzada
- desvergonzado
- faltar
- honra
- imponer
- nacer
- osada
- osadía
- osado
- profesar
- rendir
- señal
- tener
- trabajarse
- vulnerar
- admiración
- conquistar
- debido
- decoro
- falta
- ganar
- gente
- inclinar
- infundir
- profundo
- respetable
- tratar
English:
command
- compel
- deference
- disrespect
- due
- earn
- instil
- instill
- mark
- regard
- respect
- show
- sneaking
- token
- while
- each
* * *respeto nm1. [consideración] respect (a o por for);el respeto a los derechos humanos respect for human rights;trata a sus profesores con mucho respeto he shows a great deal of respect towards his teachers, he is very respectful towards his teachers;es una falta de respeto it shows a lack of respect;me parece una falta de respeto hacia sus compañeros I think it shows a lack of consideration towards his colleagues;faltar al respeto a alguien to be disrespectful to sb;con su acción se ganó el respeto de todos what he did earned him everybody's respect;dentro de la iglesia hay que guardar respeto you must be respectful inside the temple;sus opiniones no me merecen demasiado respeto I have very little respect for her opinions;siento mucho respeto por él I respect him greatly;por respeto a out of consideration for3.respetos [saludos] respects;le presentaron sus respetos they paid him their respects* * *m1 respect;con todos los respetos with all due respect;falta de respeto lack of respect;faltar el respeto a alguien not show s.o. the proper respect, lack respect for s.o.2 ( saludos):mis respetos a… my regards to…* * *respeto nm1) : respect, consideration2) respetos nmpl: respectspresentar sus respetos: to pay one's respects* * *respeto n1. (en general) respect2. (temor) fear -
20 tener miedo
v.to be afraid, to be in fear, to be frightened, to be fearful.Ella teme She is afraid.* * *to be scared, be frightened, be afraid* * ** * *(v.) = be afraid, be in fear, frightenEx. I am afraid I shall disappoint again, for this book is not a polemical document, nor is it even a personal view of community information.Ex. Balzac not only presented the appearance, but reinforced it with the appropriate manner, of the severe 'pater familias' of whom most of the staff was in awe and in fear.Ex. What frightens me about OCLC is the fact that I am disturbed by the integrity of their kind of cataloging.* * *(v.) = be afraid, be in fear, frightenEx: I am afraid I shall disappoint again, for this book is not a polemical document, nor is it even a personal view of community information.
Ex: Balzac not only presented the appearance, but reinforced it with the appropriate manner, of the severe 'pater familias' of whom most of the staff was in awe and in fear.Ex: What frightens me about OCLC is the fact that I am disturbed by the integrity of their kind of cataloging.
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